Shloka 79

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

नृच्छागमहिषोपेतं भर्तुरारोग्यहेतवे । सादरं कारयिष्यामि उपवासान्दशैव तु ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

nṛcchāgamahiṣopetaṃ bharturārogyahetave | sādaraṃ kārayiṣyāmi upavāsāndaśaiva tu || 79 ||

Translation

ഭർത്താവിന്റെ ആരോഗ്യത്തിനായി ഞാൻ മനുഷ്യൻ, ആട്, മഹിഷം എന്നിവ ഉൾപ്പെട്ട (ബലിയോടുകൂടിയ) ആ കർമ്മം ആദരത്തോടെ നടത്തിക്കും; തീർച്ചയായും പത്ത് ഉപവാസങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കും.

Word by Word

• नृ-छाग-महिष-उपेतम्: accompanied by (a) man, goat, and buffalo
• नृ-छाग-महिष-उपेतम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of implied object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक) + छाग (प्रातिपदिक) + महिष (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त, क्त; उप-इ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नृ-छाग-महिषैः उपेतम्) — 'accompanied with a man, a goat, and a buffalo' (qualifies an implied sacrifice/rite)

• भर्तुः: of (my) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — 'of (my) husband'

• आरोग्य-हेतवे: for (his) recovery/health
• आरोग्य-हेतवे: Prayojana (प्रयोजन) / Sampradana (सम्प्रदान) (purpose dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आरोग्यस्य हेतुः) — 'for the cause of health/recovery'

• सादरम्: reverently
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative) — 'respectfully, with reverence'

• कारयिष्यामि: I will perform (cause to be done)
• कारयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative: कारय-)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग — 'I will cause to be done / I will perform (have done)'

• उपवासान्: fasts
• उपवासान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — 'fasts' (object of कारयिष्यामि)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषणम्; (here) द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे — 'ten' (qualifies उपवासान्)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण अव्यय (emphatic particle) — 'indeed/just'

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrastive/conjunctive particle) — 'but/and'

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents fasting (upavāsa) performed with reverence as a dharmic means to seek ārogya (health) and well-being for a family member, linking personal discipline with desired auspicious outcomes.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Although the verse is ritual-focused, the emphasis on performing the act “with reverence” (sādaram) points to the inner attitude central to bhakti—sincere, devotional intent accompanying observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and vrata-structure (numbered fasts—ten upavāsas), reflecting practical dharma/kalpa-style organization of observances rather than grammar or astrology.